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SenatusLouisiana Senate: Melancon Poll Reflects Tighter Race
October 14, 2010 by senatus
Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La. , listens as BP CEO Tony Hayward testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, before the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on "the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and oil spill.
Louisiana Rep. “Charlie Melancon (D) has climbed to within seven points of Sen. David Vitter (R) in the state’s Senate race, according to a new poll for the Democrat’s campaign,” the Washington Post reports.
The Anzalone Liszt survey, which surveyed 600 likely voters between Oct. 9 and 12, shows Vitter at 49 percent and Melancon at 42 percent.
Melancon has “faced a significant cash deficit throughout the race, and the contest hasn’t reached the point where the DSCC has been willing to commit funds to it — particularly in a conservative-minded state like Louisiana in a year like this one.”
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Melancon needs your help dems!